11.   Ronni glared at him fiercely and tried to loosen his grip on her hair with a punch.

12.   An August poll taken by the Phoenix-based Behavior Research Center indicates that Arizonans want the Legislature to loosen its grip on tobacco-tax money.

13.   Arctic air will loosen its grip on the northern Plains Friday as a warm ridge of high pressure builds eastward from the Rockies.

14.   As the high loosens its grip, spotty thunderstorms will develop Tuesday afternoon and evening, mainly from the Cascades eastward.

15.   Better drugs, earlier diagnosis and aggressive prevention efforts have so battered the AIDS virus that it may be beginning to loosen its grip.

16.   Black of Texaco said he expected other export routes to open for the condensate and, ultimately, that Gazprom would loosen its grip on natural gas.

17.   A better approach is frequently changing hand positions on the handlebars, loosening the grip and riding with elbows unlocked.

18.   After all, he has already been told by the vice president and the director to loosen his grip, but has not done this.

19.   Against this backdrop, there have been some tentative signs that the government is loosening its grip on the political debate.

20.   Both sides owe it to the world to loosen the grip on their weapons and unstrap the bombs from the bodies of sadly misguided young men.